Exclusive: AREG to launch new clean energy conference in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) will launch a new clean energy conference in Aberdeen this year.
Kwarteng pays post-windfall tax visit to Shell event hailing £25bn spending plans
Kwasi Kwarteng has paid a visit to a major Shell conference hailing the firm’s UK spending plans, two weeks after the government announced a windfall tax on the industry.
Well-Safe officially welcomes WilPhoenix rig into fleet
Well-Safe Solutions has today taken delivery of the WilPhoenix oil rig into its fleet.
Tailwind announces production boost for Bittern field in North Sea
Tailwind Energy has boosted production at the Bittern field in the North Sea.
Why almost every company is a maintenance company…
All asset-owning industries can benefit from effective maintenance Anyone in oil and gas who has had to grapple with a maintenance backlog will understand all too well the impacts of neglecting maintenance. That’s why SRCN Solutions is on a mission to bring effective maintenance and work management to further industries, including the likes of renewables, petrochemicals, utilities and defence.
Costly carbon: North Sea to spend $750 million on emissions allowances in 2022
The UK North Sea is expected to spend $750 million on emissions allowances this year, according to new research, with the price of carbon only set to surge.
Left without a scooby? Industry needs certainty, windfall tax or not
Sanjoy Sen sets out the case for certainty in the North Sea taxation regime in the wake of last month's windfall tax announcement.
Gallery: Heerema removes 12,000-tonne Dunlin platform
Heerema has released a gallery of images showing the lift and removal of the Dunlin platform in the North Sea.
Hundreds of Norway offshore oil workers threaten strikes
Around 11% of the 7,500 offshore oil and gas workers in Norway are threatening strikes if mediation talks fail this week.
British former oil and gas geologist jailed in Iraq for smuggling artefacts
A British former oil and gas geologist has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artefacts out of the country.
UK’s first ever CCS round will ‘kickstart next phase’ of industry
The UK’s first ever Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) licensing round is just a week away, mooted by the regulator to “kickstart the next phase of this great industry”.
CCS will deliver ‘positive shockwaves as strong as oil and gas’ says Storegga boss
Storegga is behind multibillion-dollar emissions-busting plans for north-east Scotland, including the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. CEO Nick Cooper sits down with Energy Voice to assess the landscape.
SSE Thermal: Investing in low-carbon flexibility
The need to invest in our energy infrastructure has never been clearer.
Norway well slot: Two successful exploration targets
As of 30 May, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are five exploration wells active, two in the North Sea, two in the Norwegian Sea, and one in the Barents Sea.
Windfall tax: Politicians should ‘rise above the calls of the election timetable’
The UK Government’s decision to impose a windfall tax on industry is disappointing and presents challenges to a sector that is focussed on meeting the UK’s energy needs for decades to come.
Blue hydrogen tackles constructive criticism
“This is not a free-for-all of ‘let’s have hydrogen at any cost’,” insists Angela Needle, vice president of trade body Hydrogen UK and strategic director at gas network Cadent.
The Green Freeports race is on
The race is warming up to determine the locations for Scotland’s two Green Freeports.
UK well slot: Activity in the Central and Northern North Sea
As of 30 May, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one exploration well and one appraisal well active, in the CNS and NNS respectively. One appraisal well in the CNS was P&A as a gas well since the last report.
Hydrogen opportunity could evaporate
During a recent visit to the USA the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon gave a speech at the Brooking Institute in which she expressed extensive support for the proposition that hydrogen will be an essential part of the move away from fossil fuels.
North Sea faces £17.5bn raid from windfall tax – AGCC
The North Sea will take a £17.5 billion hit from the new windfall tax, the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has claimed.
Heerema Marine Contractors names SBM’s Philippe Barril as new CEO
Heerema Marine Contractors has named Philippe Barril of SBM Offshore as its new CEO.
Heerema to kick off Dunlin decommissioning in earnest
The Sleipnir heavy lift vessel is back at the Dunlin platform, this time to kick off the main decommissioning work.
BP sends congratulations to the Queen as she marks Platinum Jubilee
Energy giant BP has sent congratulations to the Queen as she marks her Platinum Jubilee.
Protestors to hold ‘emergency rallies’ to Stop Jackdaw
Activists will hold “emergency rallies” in London and Edinburgh in protest to the regulatory approval of the Shell Jackdaw field.
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Oil and gas veteran Dave Stewart awarded MBE
Well known oil and gas industry veteran Dave Stewart was enjoying a holiday in Portugal when he received a call to tell him he had been awarded an MBE.